Allegheny Energy Supply Offers Savings on Electricity for Pennsylvania Municipalities.Business Editors GREENSBURG, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. Supply, the unregulated Adj. 1. unregulated - not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline; "unregulated off-shore fishing" regulated - controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law; "well regulated industries"; "houses with regulated temperature" 2. generating subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AYE), has been chosen by The Municipal Utility Alliance (MUA (Mail User Agent) An e-mail client program. See messaging system. MUA - Mail User Agent ) to provide electric generation service to 85 municipalities across Pennsylvania. The MUA, a non-profit corporation formed by the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities (PLCM PLCM Product Life-Cycle Management PLCM public long code mask PLCM Public Land Code Mask ), enables member municipalities to purchase electricity through the alliance while meeting their legal bid requirements for purchasing a commodity. Choosing Allegheny Energy Supply is the result of a competitive bid process initiated by the MUA in September 2000. By choosing Allegheny, the 85 participating municipalities will save 10 to 15 percent on their generation costs over the course of the contract. "We are happy to be able to provide MUA member municipalities real savings on their electric generation supply," said Charles Lanager, Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Allegheny Energy Supply. "When we begin to supply the accounts in January 2001, we think that the municipalities will not only be satisfied with their savings, they will also be satisfied with the service they receive from Allegheny Energy Supply." The addition of these municipalities builds on Allegheny's already successful relationship with municipalities in Pennsylvania. Through the Electric Choice Community Program, Allegheny has been able to save residents in participating municipalities more than $5 million as of November 2000. "Allegheny's proposal offered the most savings," said John Garner, Executive Director, PLCM. "Add to that Allegheny's excellent reputation as a reliable, low-price electric generation supplier and we felt that it was the best deal for the MUA. We look forward to January when we start realizing our expected savings." Allegheny Energy Supply, an Allegheny Energy Company, operates and markets competitive retail and wholesale electric generation throughout competitive markets in the eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and operates regulated generation for its affiliates. For more information about Allegheny Energy Supply, visit our web site at www.alleghenyenergysupply.com. |
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